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Luke 1:3
it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus,
it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus,
LUKE 1:3 kavmoi, Several copyists, dissatisfied that Luke makes no explicit mention of inspiration in connection with his writing the Gospel, added the words “it seemed good to me _and to the Holy Sp...
Verse Luke 1:3. _HAVING HAD PERFECT UNDERSTANDING_] παρηκολουθηκοτι ανωθεν, _Having accurately traced up_-entered into the very spirit of the work, and examined every thing to the bottom; in conseque...
IT SEEMED GOOD - I thought it best; or, I have also determined. It seemed “to be called for” that there should be a full, authentic, and accurate account of these matters. HAVING HAD PERFECT UNDERSTAN...
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE Analysis and Annotations I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52 CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1)_ 2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5) 3. John th...
PREFACE. The writer, influenced by the attempts of others to record the primitive tradition of Christianity as it was handed down by the first generation of disciples, essays the same task, and having...
AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
Since many have set their hands to the task of drawing up an account of the events which were completed amongst us, telling the story just as those who were the original eye-witnesses and who became t...
HAVING HAD PERFECT UNDERSTANDING. having followed up accurately. ALL. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version omitted this "all". FROM THE VERY FIRST. from above. Greek. _anothen._ As in Matthew 2...
Luke 1:1-4. Introduction _Forasmuch as_ This brief preface is in several respects most interesting and important. i. It is the only personal introduction to any historic book in the Bible except the...
_having had perfect understanding_ Rather, HAVING ACCURATELY TRACED OUT OR FOLLOWED UP. See the same word in 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 3:10. St Luke modestly puts himself exactly on the same footing as...
Luke 1:1-4. INTRODUCTION This brief preface is in several respects most interesting and important. Ewald rightly says that in its simplicity, brevity and modesty it is a model preface. i. It is the on...
ΠΑΡΗΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΚΌΤΙ. ‘Having accurately traced out or followed up.’ See the same word in 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 3:10. St Luke modestly puts himself exactly on the same footing as other narrators in not...
VER 1. FOR A SMUCH AS MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND TO SET FORTH IN ORDER A DECLARATION OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE MOST SURELY BELIEVED AMONG US, 2. EVEN AS THEY DELIVERED THEM TO US, WHICH FROM THE BEGINNIN...
_LUKE'S INSPIRED PREFACE FOR THIS GOSPEL -- LUKE 1:1-4:_ Many people had taken it upon themselves to try to write a narrative of what God had done among the Jews and during the days of the early churc...
ΈΔΟΞΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΚΈΩ (G1380) являться, казаться, ΚΆΜΟΊ = ΚΑΙ έμοί. ΈΜΟ используется в безличном значении с _dat._ преимущества: "это показалось хорошим также и для меня" ΠΑΡΗΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΚΌΤΙ _...
FORASMUCH, &C.— _Forasmuch as many have undertaken to compose a narrative of those things which have been accomplished amongst us,_ Luke 1:2 _as they who were from the beginning eye witnesses, and aft...
HAVING HAD PERFECT UNDERSTANDING—FROM THE VERY FIRST, &C.— _By tracing them from their first rise._ Παρηκολουθηκοτι πασιν ακριβως, plainly signifies that accuracy of investigation, on which the perfec...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 The Precise Record (Luke 1:1-4) 1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us, 2just as they were delivere...
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, IT SEEMED GOOD TO ME ALSO, HAVING HAD PERFECT...
1 Many biographies of the life of our blessed Lord were composed during the lifetime of those who had known Him. Luke had exceptional opportunities for such a work and proposes to write an account whi...
IN ORDER] may refer either to chronological order, or to orderly arrangement according to subjects. MOST EXCELLENT THEOPHILUS] Some think that Theophilus is not a real person, but an ideal name for a...
BIRTH OF JOHN. THE ANNUNCIATION 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true Gentile, trained in Greek cult...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ THE AUTHOR Luke wrote two books of the *New Testament (NT). Luke’s *Gospel tells the story of the life and work of Jesus. Luke’s second book, Acts, continues...
HAVING HAD PERFECT UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THINGS. — Better, _having traced_ (or _investigated_)_ all things from their source._ The verb used is one which implies following the course of events step by...
CHAPTER 1 THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL. THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different directions, but together they guarded, and opened into, one City of God. So the four Gospels l...
ἔδοξε κἀμοὶ : modestly introducing the writer's purpose. He puts himself on a level with the πολλοὶ, and makes no pretensions to superiority, except in so far as coming after them, and more comprehens...
_The preface_....
THE BEGINNING OF THE GOOD NEWS Luke 1:1-12 The opening verses are very explicit. They are answer enough to those who question the story of our Lord's supernatural birth and early years. Luke did not...
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things (c) from the very first, to write unto thee in order, (d) most excellent Theophilus, (c) Luke began his gospel a great deal f...
Having diligently obtained. Here we see, that although the Holy Ghost regulated the pen of the holy writers, that they might not err; they still employed human means to search and find out the truth o...
THE INTRODUCTION Luke 1:1-4. “Since indeed many have undertaken to set forth a narrative concerning the things which have been fulfilled among us, as those being eye-witnesses from the beginning and m...
“ _Since, as is known, many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the events which have been accomplished amongst us_, (2) _in conformity with that which they have handed down to us who were eye-w...
VER. 3. Tradition emanating from the apostles was the common source, according to Luke 1:2, of all the first written narratives. The general accuracy of these accounts follows from καθώς, _in conformi...
(1) Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, (2) Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
3._Having carefully examined all things _The old translator has it, _having followed out all things; _(20) and the Greek verb παρακολουθεῖν is taken metaphorically from those who tread in the footstep...
Many had undertaken to give an account of that which was historically received among Christians, as related to them by the companions of Jesus; and Luke thought it well having followed these things fr...
IT SEEMED GOOD TO ME ALSO,.... Being moved to it by the Holy Ghost; for he did not undertake this work of himself, merely by the motion of his own will, but was influenced, and directed to it by the S...
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, Ver. 3. _Having had perfect understanding_] Or,...
_It seemed good to me also_ That is, I have judged it to be my duty; Luke, doubtless, was moved by the Holy Ghost to write his history, as he was also to write in the manner he has done; but in both h...
TO ME; Luke, the writer of this gospel. HAVING HAD PERFECT UNDERSTANDING; literally, having gone to the source, and accurately traced every thing from the first. MOST EXCELLENT; a title of honor give...
LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of being an...
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INTRODUCTION (1:1-4). In approaching this introduction we should recognise that it conforms with literary practise in the world of Luke's day. Josephus in ‘Against Appion' opens his writings similarl...
‘It seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus, that you might know the certainty concerning the thin...
Luke 1:3. TO ME ALSO. He thus places himself in the ranks of the ‘many,' but in what follows indicates his superior qualification for the work. He does not claim, but certainly does not disclaim, insp...
This PREFACE is a model of brevity, simplicity, and modesty, as well as of purity and dignity of style. It does not contain expressions of Hebrew origin, and, like most prefaces, it is formal and high...
IT SEEMED GOOD TO ME ALSO (εδοξε καμο). A natural conclusion and justification of Luke's decision to write his narrative. They had ample reason to draw up their narratives. Luke has more reason to...
FROM "From the very first": (Greek, "anōthen", "from above)." So translated in (John 3:31); (John 19:11); (James 1:17); (John 3:15); ...
Luke 1:3 Scripture and the Authority of the Church. I. St. Luke tells Theophilus that it seemed good to him to write in order an account of our Lord's life and death, that Theophilus might know the c...
CONTENTS: Birth of John the Baptist foretold. Virgin birth of Jesus foretold. Mary's visit to Elizabeth. Mary's praise because of Jehovah's favor. Birth of John the Baptist. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit,...
Luke 1:1. _Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things,_ which within a short compass of years have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first age,...
BECAUSE I HAVE CAREFULLY STUDIED. Luke had made a careful examination of all available material, and he had the assistance of the apostle Paul. SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW THE FULL TRUTH. Luke wants to make...
_Forasmuch as many have taken in hand_ ST. LUKE’S PREFACE These four verses arc a preface, and a very valuable preface, because they are a declaration from the author himself of the manner in which...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:2 The sources for Luke were EYEWITNESSES AND MINISTERS, especially the faithful 11 of the 12 apostles (Luke 6:13). DELIVERED.
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:1 The Prologue. The prologue to Luke’s Gospel is a single sentence. It is among the finest Greek writing of the first century and demonstrates Luke’s skill as a writer....
S. LUKE'S GOSPEL Third Edition J OHN H ODGES, AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON. 1892. INTRODUCTION. . T HE _Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to S. Luke_, that is, the Holy Evangelical H...
_Having had perfect understanding_. _παζηκολουθηκότι_, Greek: that is "carefully investigating," and therefore "having understood." _In order_. _καθεξη̃ς_, Greek; that is 1. successively, 2. distinct...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 1:1. MANY.—St. Luke cannot here refer exclusively to the works of the other evangelists. He alludes to narratives drawn up by writers who derived their information from the testi...
EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an interesting study. Here we shall never know the exact...
Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle "the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians w...
1 Corinthians 16:12; 1 Corinthians 7:40; Acts 1:1; Acts 11:4; Acts
Having had perfect understanding [π α ρ η κ ο λ ο υ θ η κ ο τ ι]. Incorrect. The verb means to follow closely, and hence to trace accurately. See 2 Timothy 3:10, where Rev. reads thou didst follow for...
THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS _ Selections from Luke 1:1_ _and Luke 2:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was...
THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS _Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...
To write in order — St. Luke describes in order of time; first, The acts of Christ; his conception, birth, childhood, baptism, miracles, preaching, passion, resurrection, ascension: then, The acts of...